Category: Dark Tourism

Dark Tourism. A phrase that’s become popular in recent times. Maybe people are becoming more aware of history, or maybe it’s because it’s becoming the ‘in’ style of destination travel.

For me, the concept of dark tourism is linked to my passion for history. I like visiting places with an interesting backstory. It just so happens that much of history is made up of times when people have been … problematic. This could be to other people, or to the environment. I’m also drawn to places where nature itself has made an impact on human history.

From revolution and fights for independence in Timor-Leste, to genocide and dictatorship in Cambodia. From colonialism and the slave trade in Africa, to the effects of bad planning in the Soviet Union. All these sites count as places I’ve visited for dark tourism purposes.